System and Method of Implementing Massive Early Terminations of Long Term Financial Contracts

1. A system for exchanging OTC (Over the Counter) derivatives related data comprising: a plurality of data input/output and processing stations, an optional central station and a network interconnecting all stations, wherein the data input/output and processing stations are operable by parties participating in OTC derivatives related contracts for transmitting and receiving, through the network, trade details for existing OTC derivative transactions carried out with other parties, wherein the optional central station is for receiving the trade details over the network from the data input/output and processing stations, wherein the existing OTC derivative transactions include linked OTC derivative transactions for which the trade details are available for both of the parties to the respective existing OTC derivative transaction; wherein at least one of the data input/output and processing stations or optional central station includes a processor, wherein the processor is operable for generating, using the existing linked OTC derivative transactions, premature termination and assignment proposals consisting of packages of a plurality of linked OTC derivative transactions having designated maturity dates, wherein each of the proposals includes at least three involved parties, and wherein the proposals are for premature termination or assignment of the linked OTC derivative transactions of the packages at a date at which there is no prescribed value and no prescribed method of determining a value at which the termination or assignment of the linked OTC derivative transactions of the packages should take place, and at which there is no obligation for the involved parties to make premature terminations or premature assignments of the linked OTC derivative transactions of the packages, wherein there is substantially no financial loss to all of the involved parties to terminate or assign prematurely before their respective designated maturity dates, according to parameters set by the involved parties; wherein the at least one station provides the premature termination and assignment proposal packages to the involved parties for their approval.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the trade details transmitted via the data input/output and processing stations include designated maturity dates, mark-to-market values and risk characteristics.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the risk characteristics transmitted via the data input/output and processing stations are indicated as Greeks.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the processor, based on tolerance-limits entered by the involved parties on net present values, maturity dates and/or one or more of the Greeks to identify intervals they consider to be risk-neutral, generates the packages having the linked OTC derivative transactions, that aggregated together can be considered to be risk-neutral, whereafter the involved parties may agree to prematurely terminate or assign the linked OTC derivative transactions of the package.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein counterparties of the involved parties can set target values for the net present values of a proposal to reduce credit exposures between said counterparties or other counterparties of the involved parties and/or to reduce collateral obligations or to prevent collateral obligations from occurring, whereafter the system is able, based on the set target net present value, to calculate the best premature termination or premature assignment proposal based on different criteria, where a minimal aggregated risk can be one criterion.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein counterparties of the involved parties can set target values for one or more of the Greeks of a proposal in such a way that existing exposures to one or more of the Greeks between the involved parties can be reduced, whereafter the system is able, based on the set target values for the Greeks, to calculate the best premature termination or premature assignment proposal based on different criteria, where a minimal aggregated present value can be one criterion.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein counterparties of the involved parties each enter into the system data specifying: which OTC derivative transactions should not be considered in the composition of proposals; and allowability of partial premature terminations or premature assignment of existing OTC derivative transactions.

8. The system of claim 4 , wherein the system produces legally binding trade terminations if all pre-agreed parameters are met.

9. The system of claim 2 , wherein several bilateral sub-proposals are produced from a matching process between three or more of the involved parties.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the risk characteristics, target values and tolerance limits of each of the several bilateral sub-proposals for each of the involved parties are summed and the sums are compared to the corresponding parameters of the respective involved parties.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the system selects the involved parties in such a way that they have circular claims, and designs the premature termination or premature assignment proposals in such a way that the claims are reduced.

12. The system of claim 2 , arranged, for each new OTC derivative transaction that one user is about to make, to propose a list of counterparties with which there is no substantial financial loss to execute the new OTC derivative transaction, which is done by finding the counterparties where adding the new OTC derivative transaction will lower net exposure to one or more of the risk characteristics, thereby making the sum of the OTC derivative transactions less dependent on changes in valuation parameters and allow for a premature termination or premature assignment proposal, or where the new OTC derivative transaction reduces current credit exposure.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein automated quote requests are sent to other participants, using the network, and to counterparties of the involved parties selected by the system based upon preferences entered by the users where there is no substantial financial loss for the new OTC derivative transaction from a combination of risk and/or credit exposure point of view as well as from a price at which the new OTC derivative transaction is concluded.

14. The system of claim 1 , arranged to produce a list of all OTC derivative transactions where the individual or aggregated mark-to-market valuation of trades are such, that there is substantially no financial loss to both of the involved parties to terminate the OTC derivative transactions, which happens when both of the parties′ valuations are within both of the parties′ tolerance ranges.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is operable for generating the proposals using at least one linked OTC derivative transaction created by the processor.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein several bilateral sub-proposals are produced from a matching process between three or more of the involved parties.

17. A computer-implemented method for exchanging OTC (Over the Counter) derivatives related data, wherein the OTC derivatives related data describe OTC derivative transactions having designated maturity dates, the method comprising: transmitting trade details by parties involved in OTC derivatives related contracts using at least one of a plurality of data input/output and processing stations, wherein a network interconnects the data input/output and processing stations and an optional central station, wherein the transmitting of the trade details by the parties is through the network to each other or the central station for OTC derivative transactions done with other parties, and wherein each party's transmitted trade details are for existing OTC derivative transactions carried out with other parties, wherein the existing OTC derivative transactions include linked OTC derivative transactions for which the trade details are available for both of the parties to the respective existing OTC derivative transaction; generating, by a processor of at least one of the data input/output and processing stations or the central station, using the existing linked OTC derivative transactions, premature termination and assignment proposals consisting of packages of a plurality of linked OTC derivative transactions involving at least three parties and having designated maturity dates, wherein the proposals are for premature termination or assignment of the linked OTC derivative transactions of the packages at a date at which there is no prescribed value and no prescribed method of determining a value at which the termination or assignment of the linked OTC derivative transactions of the packages should take place, and at which there is no obligation for the involved parties to make premature terminations or premature assignments of the linked OTC derivative transactions of the packages, wherein there is substantially no financial loss to all of the involved parties to terminate or assign prematurely before their respective designated maturity dates, according to parameters set by the involved parties; and providing, by the at least one station, the premature termination and assignment proposal packages to the involved parties for their approval.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the generating of the proposals includes using at least one linked OTC derivative transaction created by the processor.

19. A system for prematurely terminating outstanding OTC (Over the Counter) derivative transactions between a plurality of parties comprising: a processing station including a processor arranged to receive from a plurality of transaction parties via a communications network data describing a plurality of previously linked pairs of OTC derivative transaction records, wherein each of the transaction records in a linked pair describes the same OTC derivative transaction, wherein the processor of the processing station is operable for: determining a first set of linked pairs of OTC derivative transaction records between a plurality of different transaction parties having different subjective valuations of a net present value of the same OTC derivative transaction, wherein each transaction party in the first set has both debts and claims towards other parties in the first set; determining, using the first set of linked pairs, a second set of linked pairs of OTC derivative transaction records involving at least three parties and corresponding, respectively, to a second set of OTC derivative transactions, wherein the second set of OTC derivative transactions has an aggregated value calculated by the processor within party-specified tolerance limits acceptable for executing a premature termination or premature assignment of the second set of OTC derivative transactions prior to their designated maturity dates, and is for a date at which there is no prescribed value and no prescribed method of determining a value at which the termination should take place, and where there is no obligation for the involved parties to make a premature termination or premature assignment; and wherein the processing station is operable for providing the aggregated value for the second set of OTC derivative transactions to the respective involved parties of the second set of OTC derivative transactions.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the processor is operable for determining the second set of linked pairs of OTC derivative transaction records corresponding to the second set of OTC derivative transactions having the aggregated value, using at least one linked pair of OTC derivative transaction records created by the processor.

21. A computer-implemented method of prematurely terminating outstanding OTC (Over the Counter) derivative transactions between a plurality of parties, the method comprising: receiving, at a computer, from a plurality of transaction parties via a communications network, data describing a plurality of previously linked pairs of OTC derivative transaction records, wherein each of the transaction records in a linked pair describes the same OTC derivative transaction having a designated maturity date; determining, by a processor of the computer, a first set of linked pairs of OTC derivative transaction records between a plurality of different transaction parties having different subjective valuations of a net present value of the same OTC derivative transaction, wherein each transaction party in the first set has both debts and claims towards other parties in the first set; determining, by the processor using the first set of linked pairs, a second set of linked pairs OTC derivative transaction records involving at least three parties and corresponding, respectively, to a second set of OTC derivative transactions, wherein the second set of OTC derivative transactions has an aggregated value calculated by the processor within party-specified tolerance limits acceptable for executing a premature termination or premature assignment of the second set of OTC derivative transactions prior to their designated maturity dates, and is for a date at which there is no prescribed value and no prescribed method of determining a value at which the termination should take place, and where there is no obligation for the involved parties to make a premature termination or premature assignment; and providing, by the computer, the aggregated value for the second set of OTC derivative transactions to the respective involved parties of the second set of OTC derivative transactions.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the determining of the second set of linked pairs of OTC derivative transaction records corresponding to the second set of OTC derivative transactions having the aggregated value includes using at least one linked pair of OTC derivative transaction records created by the processor.